In Abeyance~II
Regardless of the controversy justifying the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, India’s obligation under international law remains.
Regardless of the controversy justifying the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, India’s obligation under international law remains.
In a major setback for Islamabad, World Bank President Ajay Banga clarified that his institution has no role in settling the Indus Water Treaty issue between India and Pakistan.
India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty marks a bold departure from decades of misplaced restraint. For too long, Pakistan has exported terror across the border with impunity, hiding behind international agreements that assumed basic good faith.
Following Tuesday's tragic terror attack in Pahalgam, claimed by a shadow group of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), India has announced a number of security measures vis-a-vis Pakistan.
The notice was conveyed on January 25 through respective Commissioners for Indus Waters as per Article XII (3) of the IWT.
Following the Pulwama attack, India had immediately revoked the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status accorded to Pakistan in 1996 and also hiked tariff on imports from Pakistan by 200 per cent.
"Both the countries agreed to undertake the Treaty-mandated tours of both the Indus Commissioners in the Indus basin on both sides," it said.
World Bank faltered on a solution to Indus Water Treaty as Pak voiced concerns over Kishenganga.
Both India and Pakistan are approaching Thursday’s meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) to discuss various issues under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) cautiously.
Indian and Pakistani officials will discuss here on Thursday and Friday the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC), established under the Indus…
